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Van Beuren StudiosTom and Jerry: Barnyard Bunk (1932)

"The Great Depression has hit a rundown farm owned by a Farmer Alfalfalike farmer. As the old man sleeps on his porch, objects around him begin to break down. /.../ Just then saxophone salesmen Tom and Jerry happen by the farm. The farmer is indifferent to their music ("Aw, nuts!"), so the duo decide to show him how useful saxophones can be. Their jazzy tunes soon have the farmer's chickens laying eggs, his cow churning out milk, and his woodpeckers chopping wood to the beat. The music even brings the farmer a nice, frothy mug of beer." (http://www.cartoonresearch.com/tomjerry/1932.html)

Van Beuren's "Tom and Jerry" series was renamed "Dick and Larry" in the 1950s. That's why the title card presents this cartoon as a "A Dick and Larry Carton".


This movie is part of the collection: Animation Shorts

Producer: Van Beuren Studios
Audio/Visual: sound, b/w
Keywords: Tom and Jerry; Van Beuren Studios; The Great Depression

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Spuzz - - June 27, 2008
Subject: What the...
Really, don't ask. This is about as strange as it gets. A home which is run down and mouse infested is saved by Tom and Jerry, who employ several interesting (again, please don't ask) ways of fixing up the house. The Farmer repays them in rather a surprising and quizzical ending (please be ready to debate)